“we hope to help establish a baseline ... that better informs the important
work of building more inclusive organizations and strengthening our collective impact ...” -- Larry Kramer​, ​President, William & Flora Hewlett Foundation​

".. we have required that grantseekers provide us with information concerning the demographic characteristics… and ...diversity practices. We endorse this effort form GuideStar, D5 and Green 2.0 … it will be helpful for the sector to employ standard reporting metrics." -- Rip Rapson​, ​President and CEO, Kresge Foundation

"Diverse leadership is critical to the success of any organization, and I applaud Green 2.0’s efforts to facilitate an open and honest dialogue. .. we must leverage a diverse, inclusive coalition to take urgent action and build the advanced energy future" -- Tom Steyer​, Investor, Philanthropist and Advanced Energy Advocate​

"To build a strong and just environmental movement, it is critical that we improve diversity among its leaders. I commend the organizations and foundations that have committed to openness and transparency …it is troubling that some Green organizations and the foundations that support them have not taken this initial step..."
​ -- Congressman ​Raul M. Grijalva​ (D-AZ)

“It is vital that the organizations that are doing the important work of advocating for a healthier environment for our communities reflect the diversity within those very communities. Given the fact that communities of color are disproportionally impacted by environmental hazards, it is essential that these organizations include more voices from people of color at every level." -- ​Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)

In 2014, “The State of Diversity in Environmental Organizations: Mainstream NGOs, Foundations & Government Agencies,” is the most comprehensive report on the lack of diversity in the
mainstream environmental movement to date. The report found that despite being over 30% of the US population and supporting environmental protections at higher rates than whites, on average people of color have not broken the 16% “green ceiling” in the environmental organizations surveyed. Non-profit boards were only 5% people of color. Unconscious bias, discrimination, and insular recruiting were identified as the top three reasons why leaders of color face barriers to hiring and retention in the mainstream movement. How do we move forward?

Transparency & Data

Data and benchmarks and data inspire progress. Green 2.0 partnered with GuideStar and D5 Coalition to create sector-wide standards for how data on diversity is collected, and help nonprofits and foundations evaluate of the impact of their work and hold themselves accountable to their goals.

Demonstrating Supply

In 2015, Green 2.0 embarked on a “3R” – Readiness, Recruitment, Retention – initiative to address the oft-misunderstood “supply of talent” challenges at the executive level, where the problem is the most acute. Green 2.0 will also serve as a hub for bringing diversity/inclusion and search experts together with Green Group executives to learn and share best practices.

Resources & News updates

For Immediate Release: June 1, 2017 Contact: Mia Jacobs, mjacobs@rabengroup.com, 201-919-0333 The following is a statement from Whitney Tome, Executive Director of Green 2.0, an independent advocacy campaign to increase diversity among environmental groups: “We are dismayed at today’s decision from the Trump Administration to withdraw from the Paris Climate

Leadership at Work

Green 2.0 is pleased to highlight the wealth of leaders of color, spanning different generations and sectors, in the environmental arena. This is intended as an illustrative, not exhaustive, list. We will update this page with different list of accomplished leaders every few weeks.

Rue Mapp

Rue Mapp split her time between urban Oakland, California and her families’ working ranch ...

Shankar Prasad

Dr. Shankar Prasad currently working as Toxicologist at the Office of Environmental Health...

Mathy Stanislaus

Mathy Stanislaus was nominated by President Obama to be the Assistant Administrator in EPA...

Stephanie Speirs

Steph Speirs is co-founder and president of Solstice Initiative, a first-of-its-kind socia...

Denise G. Fairchild, Ph.D.

Denise Fairchild is the inaugural president and CEO of Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC),...

Orson Aguilar

Orson Aguilar is the Executive Director of the Greenlining Institute, one of the nation’s ...